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Regional epidemiologist warns of severe flu season with pediatric deaths in Massachusetts
Greater Burrows Partnership for Health advisory board · January 9, 2026
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Mikayla Petty said flu activity has spiked, with more severe pediatric infections and at least four pediatric deaths and 29 adult flu deaths reported in Massachusetts this season; she urged vaccination and respiratory precautions.
Mikayla Petty, regional epidemiologist and shared-service coordinator for the Greater Burrows Partnership for Health, told the advisory board Jan. 8 that current influenza activity has intensified across Massachusetts and has produced a higher-than-usual number of severe pediatric…
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